Tyres

Sweetmiester
Sweetmiester Posts: 4
edited July 2016 in Workshop
Hi am fairly new to cycling. About 6 months ago upgraded and I bought a giant defy 0, I have done about 3 to 4 thousand miles on the pr 3 giant 25c tyres that came with the bike, on a friend's recommendation I bought vittoria rubino 3 pros that are 23c but have not fitted them yet. I am worried that with the smaller tyres I will get more flats (only had one with the current tyres). I am nearly 14 stone what would you guys recommend? Will I be ok on the rubino 23's or should I just go out and buy some good 25's? Any advice would be great.

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    As long as you run them at an appropriate pressure, you will not have any more or less issues than you had with the 25s.
  • Sweetmiester
    Sweetmiester Posts: 4
    Thank you for the reply
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    What was it about the 23mm Vittorias that made your friend recommend them? At 14 stone I'd have thought a 25mm tyre would make more sense...

    But if you've got them, as above, by all means fit them but they will need a bit more pressure than the 25s to prevent pinch flats.
  • jdee84
    jdee84 Posts: 291
    I was probably about 14.5 for my first year and a half of road cycling circa 6000 miles and ran conti grand prix 24mm at pressure around 100 - 110 psi and didn't have a puncture in this time, of course that could have been down to luck
  • Sweetmiester
    Sweetmiester Posts: 4
    Thanks again for the replies. I bought the vittoria 23c when I got my first bike and didn't realize the difference in width! Also I have lost a good amount of weight recently I'm now not much over 13 stone so hopefully the weight continues to go! I fitted the tyres today after doing a 30 mile ride I checked the tyres and the back one was square the front one seems fine but changed them anyway. Just hoping that the tyres do as good as the pr3's that came with the bike.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I run my tyres till the tread's completely worn out or I start getting lots of punctures (or until something slices through the sidewall and writes off a brand new tyre :evil: ) .
    It's normal for the rear tyre to square off / wear out before the front. At which point I'd stick a new tyre on the front and move the older one to the rear. It may seem a bit of a faff but it's a good idea to have your best tyre on the front. A rear blowout is less likely to chuck you off the bike.

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